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Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... - Mass lesion (tumor ... #Mimics #CVA #TIA ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Differential Diagnosis ... CNS abscess • Neurologic ... Paralysis), Brain Tumor ... #Mimics #CVA #Differential ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Aneurysm, Brain Tumor ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Stroke ... #CVA #Differential ... Algorithm #management #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Facial Weakness - Differential ... Most commonly stroke ... - Intracranial tumor ... Infection, Compression Tumor ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness - Differential ... : CKD, ESRD • CV ... • Neuro: UMN (stroke ... , tumor), LMN (Polyneuropathy ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... : Stroke, Cerebral ... , Trauma, TBI, Tumor ... Constipation, Delirium - VA
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... • Structural: Tumor ... Prophyria #Seizures #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
lesions (e.g. stroke ... , tumor) • Epilepsy ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
- Inability to differentiate ... copy Causes: Stroke ... Brain Injury, Tumor ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Diagnosis Pulmonary ... ILD, Sarcoid, Tumor ... body • Chronic: Tumor ... Neuromuscular • Acute: Stroke ... Depression - VA